British Guiana Gains Independence, Becomes Guyana, May 26, 1966
Date: May 26, 1966
Date: May 26, 1966
BOAC Flight 911, a Boeing 707 aircraft, breaks apart in mid-air due to clear-air turbulence and crashes into Mount Fuji, Japan, killing all 124 people on board. Date: March 5, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More…
Tashkent Declaration, a peace agreement between India and Pakistan signed that resolved the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965. Date: January 10, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 10 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Explorer 32 Launches β May 25, 1966First Color…
Vietnam War: The Battle of Long Tan ensues after a patrol from the 6th Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment clashes with a Viet Cong force in PhΖ°α»c Tuy Province. Date: August 18, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 18 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today)…
Decolonization: Barbados becomes independent from the United Kingdom. Date: November 30, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 30 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Tashkent Declaration Ends Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, January 10, 1966Basutoland Becomes Lesotho, Gains Independence from UK -…
Charles Whitman kills 15 people at the University of Texas at Austin before being killed by the police. Date: August 1, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on August 1 π Events on this day in 1966 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1966Heron Road Bridge Collapse Kills Nine Workers,…
The Arno River floods Florence, Italy, to a maximum depth of 6.7Β m (22Β ft), leaving thousands homeless and destroying millions of masterpieces of art and rare books. Venice is also submerged on the same day at its record all-time acqua alta of 194Β cm (76Β in). Date: November 4, 1966 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events…